unclose

Example Sentences

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As she had fainted in falling she had not suffered much, and soon we had the supreme delight of seeing her eyes unclose.

From Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth by Green, Anna Katharine

Wide open floes Part and unclose Where the ship goes.

From Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young by Bull, Jacob B.

Surely in two years he might unclose his lips; for he would work—it would be no wearisome task.

From Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel by Veley, Margaret

The sound was so startling that the greyhound leaped to his feet and set up an answering howl, which almost froze Katie with fright, and caused even Mrs. Gerome’s heavy eyelids to unclose.

From Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans

He who dwelt in the fair damsel, even the noble demon Beelzebub, Spirit of Pride, never deigned to unclose his teeth.

From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules